HomeMy WebLinkAbouthancock-street_0031 FORM B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION C 124
Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston
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Greek Revival
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4. Map. Draw sketch of building location Architect
in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric Clapboard
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outbuildings (describe)
story garage,hip roof
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Other features Granite foundation, 2 chimneys;
Gable end faces Edgewood Road, corner posts,
large ell to E with one story shed
Altered Date
-- Moved Date
S. Lot size:
' - Less than one acre Over one acre x
Approximate frontage 175'
Approximate distance of building from street
1
40'
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by Sally T. Scott
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lex. Historical Comm.
MHC Photo no.
Date Sept. 9, 1975
(over)
7. Original owner (if known)
Original use
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates
8. Themes (check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservation Recreation
Agricultural Education Religion
Architectural Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement invention
Commerce Industry Social/
Communication Military Humanitarian
Community development Political Transportation
9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
cont'd: addition W side of house has Doric columned porch, .dentil moulding on
cornice; above this appears to be. a remodeled --.op- ng porch with large
screened-in windows. Elongated windows at 1st. floor level by front
entrance. Entrance treatment plain, doors new.
One story bay window on W. side.
Historical significance
Former home of Frank D. Brown (1889 map) , a brother to architect Willard
D. Brown. F.D. Brown was in the insurance business with his father, B.F. Brown.*
This was also the home, prior to the Brown occupancy, of Mrs. Coleman and the
Richards family. In the 1930s it was occupied by the Stucke family.
*The Benjamin F. Brown house and estate encompassed what is now 19 through 27
Hancock Street, extending all the way back to Meriam Street. It included both
sides of what is now (1984) Edgewood Road. The house was torn down about
1930-1931 because the owner felt that the valuation and rear estate tax were
excessive, and a prospective buyer could not be found.
(Source: oral history tapes, Mrs. Anita Dale Seymour and E.B. Worthen, Lexington
Historical Society) S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
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